Leaders Season 8
Defensive Rating
| 1 | Bill Russell |  HAW |
7.7051 |
| 2 | Hakeem Olajuwon |  KCS |
6.2508 |
| 3 | Ben Wallace |  SEA |
6.2429 |
| 4 | David Robinson |  SCG |
6.1190 |
| 5 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |  BHP |
5.6546 |
| 6 | Shawn Marion |  CAR |
5.5693 |
| 7 | Scottie Pippen |  CAN |
5.4635 |
| 8 | Larry Bird |  MAC |
5.1910 |
| 9 | Billy Cunningham |  CLC |
5.1613 |
| 10 | Wilt Chamberlain |  WAS |
4.9645 |
| 11 | Michael Jordan |  FTW |
4.9221 |
| 12 | Anthony Davis |  LAL |
4.8099 |
| 13 | Jerry West |  PIT |
4.8027 |
| 14 | Mookie Blaylock | HAW |
4.6696 |
| 15 | Kevin Garnett | CAR |
4.5677 |
| 16 | Bob Pettit |  CLS |
4.5257 |
| 17 | Gus Johnson |  DAL |
4.5196 |
| 18 | Jason Kidd |  KAL |
4.4490 |
| 19 | LeBron James | CLC |
4.3971 |
| 20 | Charles Barkley |  IDA |
4.3813 |
| 21 | Chris Paul | IDA |
4.3703 |
| 22 | Tim Duncan |  BSS |
4.3610 |
| 23 | Inman Jackson | CAN |
4.2791 |
| 24 | Jim Pollard | SEA |
4.2781 |
| 25 | Jamaal Franklin |  CHI |
4.2627 |
| 26 | George Mikan |  SDC |
4.2587 |
| 27 | Joe Lapchick | DAL |
4.1489 |
| 28 | Elton Brand |  MAN |
4.1237 |
| 29 | Fat Lever | CLS |
4.1226 |
| 30 | Jerry Lucas | KCS |
4.1146 |
| 1 | Bill Russell | HAW |
7.705062 |
| 2 | Hakeem Olajuwon | KCS |
6.250833 |
| 3 | Ben Wallace | SEA |
6.242927 |
| 4 | David Robinson | SCG |
6.119000 |
| 5 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | BHP |
5.654634 |
| 6 | Shawn Marion | CAR |
5.569250 |
| 7 | Scottie Pippen | CAN |
5.463500 |
| 8 | Larry Bird | MAC |
5.191039 |
| 9 | Billy Cunningham | CLC |
5.161341 |
| 10 | Wilt Chamberlain | WAS |
4.964545 |
| 11 | Michael Jordan | FTW |
4.922099 |
| 12 | Anthony Davis | LAL |
4.809868 |
| 13 | Jerry West | PIT |
4.802667 |
| 14 | Mookie Blaylock | HAW |
4.669610 |
| 15 | Kevin Garnett | CAR |
4.567683 |
| 16 | Bob Pettit | CLS |
4.525679 |
| 17 | Gus Johnson | DAL |
4.519559 |
| 18 | Jason Kidd | KAL |
4.449024 |
| 19 | LeBron James | CLC |
4.397089 |
| 20 | Charles Barkley | IDA |
4.381250 |
| 21 | Chris Paul | IDA |
4.370294 |
| 22 | Tim Duncan | BSS |
4.361000 |
| 23 | Inman Jackson | CAN |
4.279146 |
| 24 | Jim Pollard | SEA |
4.278125 |
| 25 | Jamaal Franklin | CHI |
4.262727 |
| 26 | George Mikan | SDC |
4.258675 |
| 27 | Joe Lapchick | DAL |
4.148933 |
| 28 | Elton Brand | MAN |
4.123704 |
| 29 | Fat Lever | CLS |
4.122564 |
| 30 | Jerry Lucas | KCS |
4.114625 |